Whole Foods opening in Pembroke Pines March 28

March 6, 2012

Whole Foods Market will open its newest Broward location in Pembroke Pines on Wednesday, March 28.

The grand opening celebration will begin with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9 a.m., a free continental breakfast from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and a bread breaking ceremony. The Pembroke Pines Charter High School Marching Band will also perform.

Opening day customers will be able to try samplings from every department, according to a press release.

“We’ve been looking forward to the Pembroke Pines store opening and are thrilled to bring Whole Foods Market to the residents of Northwest Miami Dade and Southwest Broward Counties,” said Nick Ayoub, Store Team Leader of the new location, in a press release.

The new store, located in the Cobblestone Plaza at 14956 Pines Blvd., is the 11th South Florida store, and the 17th Whole Foods Market in Florida.

The company was founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas. The organic grocer will have a full time healthy eating specialist on staff in Pembroke Pines to assist customers in making healthy food choices, teach cooking demonstrations and give store tours. A specialist station will be set up in the produce section.

The Whole Foods store will accept items from local South Florida farms that are apart of the Consumer Supported Agriculture program. Farmers can use the store as a drop-point for free of charge. This service is in addition to the locally grown and produced items that will be stocked on store shelves.